THEME EXPLORATION

Mountain Crossing

22 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
Schrei aus Stein (Scream of Stone)
1991 · Werner Herzog
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014 · Olivier Assayas
A Touch of Zen
A Touch of Zen
1970 · King Hu
Second Love in Hong Kong
Second Love in Hong Kong
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Five Days One Summer
Five Days One Summer
1982 · Fred Zinnemann
La Funivia del Faloria
La Funivia del Faloria
1950 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Moonshine
Moonshine
1918 · Buster Keaton
The Blue Light
The Blue Light
1932 · Leni Riefenstahl
The Challenge
The Challenge
1982 · John Frankenheimer
The Passage
The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson
Everest
Everest
2015 · Baltasar Kormákur
Aç Kurtlar
Aç Kurtlar
1969 · Yílmaz Güney
Mountain Vigil
Mountain Vigil
1964 · Artavazd Pelechian
The Cordillera of Dreams
The Cordillera of Dreams
2019 · Patricio Guzmán
The Piper's Tune
The Piper's Tune
1962 · Muriel Box
Sirāt
Sirāt
2025 · Oliver Laxe
Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
1993 · Renny Harlin
5 cm
5 cm
2012 · Rizal Mantovani
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc
2021 · Haruo Sotozaki
Corpse Prison: Part 2
Corpse Prison: Part 2
2017 · Hideo Jojo
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
How to Lose a Wife and Find a Lover
1978 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
The War Is Over
The War Is Over
1966 · Alain Resnais
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alejandro González Iñárritu Mexico

His films like 'The Revenant' and 'Babel' explore the struggle against harsh mountain landscapes as metaphors for human perseverance and survival.

 John Lee Hancock Taiwan

He frequently uses mountain terrain in films like 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' and 'Brokeback Mountain' to represent emotional and physical journeys of crossing boundaries.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His obsessive exploration of extreme mountain environments in documentaries and narrative films captures humanity's relationship with untamed wilderness and the transcendent power of crossing peaks.